April 8th 2015 Leonardo Di Caprio’s recent Oscar win received as much attention for the actor’s acceptance speech, as it did for the magnitude of the achievement itself. Di Caprio used his acceptance speech to highlight the grave threat which climate change brings to our world, calling for a collective Read more…
24th March, 2016 ‘Boil water’ notices that were issued to Irish water consumers are being met with fresh scrutiny, with fears that boiling water could increase the potency of certain harmful chemicals. The chemicals at the centre of the controversy are Trihalomethanes (THM’s), which are toxic compounds that occur in Read more…
16th March, 2016 Environmentalists around the world will unite this Saturday, by switching their lights off to celebrate earth hour 2016. This year’s earth hour has been scheduled between 8.30pm and 9.30 pm this Saturday March 19th, in one’s local time zone. 2016 marks the 10 year anniversary of earth Read more…
March 16th, 2016 With millions around the globe set to celebrate St.Patricks day this week, the shamrock prepares for its busiest time of year. Deeply rooted in Irish mythology and legend, the three-leaved clover has become a national symbol of faith, hope, love and pride. Yet despite being such a ubiquitous Read more…
10th March 2016 A superintendent has been appointed to investigate an illegal timber complaint in Offaly which originated in 2014. Tom Roche, founder of forest campaigning NGO ‘Just Forests’, made a formal complaint to Tullamore Garda station in September 2014 about the use of suspected illegal timber. Mr.Roche alleged that Read more…
March 3rd, 2016 Environmental NGO ‘Friends of the Irish Environment’ (FIE) is campaigning for Irish Water to provide customers with information on the level of trihalomethanes (THM’s) in their water. THM’s are toxic compounds which occur in drinking water due to the reaction of organic chemicals, when chlorine is added Read more…
February 25th, 2016 A two day course on Education for sustainable development – an environmental perspective, organised by ECO-UNESCO, will take place on the last day of March and the first day of April. Both days of the courses will have a separate theme and content: Thursday the 31st of March Read more…
Disruption of natural habitat remains a key factor in the extinction of species. When such disruption occurs or is inevitable, we rely on the good nature of mankind to step up to the plate. Luckily for the marsh fritillary butterfly, a group of volunteers have developed a better home Read more…
With people taking to the polls in just over a week, we continue to highlight and examine the environmental objectives and goals of our nation’s parties. Today’s diary entry focuses on Sinn Fein, who have put an emphasis on flood defences in their manifesto alongside other policies pertaining to renewable energy and energy costs.
